Summer 3 on 3

Well, I did say that I was going to try and not draw too many conclusions for the upcoming season based on what happens in summer 3 on 3 hockey but of course, I made them anyway.

The first thing that I noticed was that this is going to be a different team then last year. The boys, by and large, really seem to want to play and try hard. This was not always the case last year.

They seem to have a pretty good head for the game and do look to make a pass as opposed to trying to be the superstar and do it all by themselves. In the first game that I watched I thought that the boys might have been guilty of over passing the puck!

Some of the basic skills are rough but hopefully they can be taught these things and everyone can have a satisfying season.

Hockey and the dog days.

We have already had our first taste of hot and muggy, humid weather and hockey is still in the air.

The new team has decided to play 3 on 3 for the summer as a way of allowing the kids to get to know each other and to "keep them skating".

Unfortunately, Hockey Player has not been able to participate in any of the games because he has been too busy playing lacrosse. But the scheduled tournament this weekend has been cancelled so he will be available to play. I will try and not to read too much into this summer hockey as an omen of the season to come.